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April 2017
Serendipity: Williams House Book Series Release
#FFFHEX contemporary art gallery and Airprint Press are pleased to announce the Serendipity: Williams House 2014–2016 Book Series Release on April 29, 2017 from 5–7 PM. There will be copies of the books for review and limited copies available for purchase. Serendipity: Williams House (S:WH) is the studio and experimental exhibition space of artists Lucy Kirkman Allen and Justin Hunter Allen. The Allens invited artists from across the USA and abroad to install artwork in a single room of a…
Find out more »Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry – ALL STAR OPRY SHOW
Welcome back the Opry band and singers for their 42nd year!
Find out more »May 2017
MAY FAIRE 2017
May FAIRE is a spring event celebrating Mathews County's heritage, culture, seafood bounty, and natural beauty! It will be held May 6, 2017 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM at the Historic Mathews Court Green area. Remember the Mathews Spring Festivals and the May Day Festivals with May Pole dancing! The Mathews County Historical Museum is bringing them back with a twist! We are combining them with the celebration of different periods of Mathews County's past. This year's May Faire…
Find out more »Art Speaks on the Bay 5th Annual Juried Art Show
Don't miss this!!! Explore the Art of Virginia in this fantastic show. Art Speaks on the Bay 2017 Our 5th annual juried art show is scheduled for May 6 - June 3, 2017. Our judge for this year is Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator and Manager, Statewide Programs and Exhibitions at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Last year's show was a tremendous success, with well over 100 artists entering from all over the state. This year, total prizes…
Find out more »By the Banks | Paintings by Jack Banks and Hunter Banks
#FFFHEX contemporary art gallery is pleased to announce an opening reception for the exhibition By the Banks on Saturday, May 13 from 5–7 PM. Father-and-son figurative painters Jack Banks and Hunter Banks both focus on the landscape surrounding their home in Wake, Virginia near the Rappahannock River. Jack Banks paints dense forest and gnarled tree trunks. The expressive brushwork of his small panels seems to be alive with continuous motion: a downed tree crawls with the activity of decay; a…
Find out more »Bayside Youth Ballet Spring Gala
On Sunday, May 21, Bayside Youth Ballet will present their Spring Gala, “Celebrating the Classics and the Contemporary” at 2:00pm in the Harry M. Ward Auditorium at Mathews High School. Included in the program of jazz, classical ballet, modern, and musical theater are selections from the classical ballet, Coppelia and performances of Broadway favorites. Tickets for this celebration are $12 for adults and $7 for children under 10 and are available at the Mathews Visitor Center and Diggs School of…
Find out more »June 2017
Freya Homecoming Celebration
Due to extreme weather conditions on the Atlantic Ocean, the return of the Freya has been delayed and the celebration for May 27 was postponed. This historic sailboat built by Gilbert Klingel in the 1950’s is returning to the place where she was built. The Freya, recently donated to the Mathews Maritime Foundation, will be on display at the Gwynn’s Island Boat Yard dock and will serve as an educational vessel. For more information contact [email protected] Directions: Cross the bridge…
Find out more »Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry – OLDIES SHOW
This show is sure to take you back in time to the "good ol' days" of country and rock and roll at its best!
Find out more »Plunky & Oneness
Soothin’ Summer Sounds @ Mathews Memorial Library is “Hitting a High Note Again” with Plunky & Oneness a versatile funk, jazz, Afro-fusion group. James “Plunky” Branch is the two-time recipient of NEA Jazz Fellowships and "one of the greatest living saxophonist!" “Plunky” has served as Director of the Jazz Ensemble at Virginia Union University, as well as, an instructor of Afro-American Music History at Virginia Commonwealth University, both in Richmond.
Find out more »“The Pearl & It’s People: A Celebration of Mathews”
Our next gallery show is almost upon us. An Art Speaks Gallery exhibition celebrating the history and Culture of Mathews The show is called "The Pearl & Its People: A Celebration of Mathews". The vision for this show is really just to allow the "come-heres" to remember why they did and to make the "born-heres" remember why they stayed. We have invited artists from within the community to display their work and work they've collected over the years that celebrate…
Find out more »Gwynn’s Island Festival
SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2017 69th ANNUAL GWYNN'S ISLAND FESTIVAL Live music, Arts and Crafts, Food Vendors All events are at the Gwynn’s Island Civic Center grounds - 1996 Old Ferry Road, Gwynn, VA 23066 Festival Saturday, June 24, 9 am – 4 pm, Free Chicken Dinner, Friday, June 23, 4:30 – 7 Tickets $12.00 available from Mathews County Visitor and Information Center For information or to register for a vendor booth call: Jan Bassett (804) 725-7860 Viki Gwynn (804) 725-7209
Find out more »July 2017
Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry – TALENT SEARCH EXTRAVAGANZA
Bring on the new talent! For one night this year, the Opry will open its stage to the best "unknown" local talent around!! Sign up in advance for a spot on the show! *Due to time constraints, we cannot accept full bands.
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